The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-05-27
Election Notice.
AN ACT.

of county seats in counties where county seats
have been located by vote less than majority
Of all the electors voting thereon
Be it enacted by the legislative assembly Of
the Territory Of Dakota.
SEQ. l. That in all counties in this territory
having population not less than twelve thou
and as shown by the census Of 1885 and having
an area of rot less than fOrty-aight congressional
townships, and in which the present county
seat thereof has besn heretofore located under
the provisions of section 6 chapter 81 Of the PO-
htiCal code, by q vote less than majority of ali
the votes cast at the election held under the
prOveiOns Of said section of chapter q, of the
Political code, there shall be held a special cleo
ton of the dolly qualified voters of said c"nnties
on the 18th day Of July, A D, 1887, at which
election the question OF the relocation Of the
county seat of snCh C0uatles shall be voted up
On. Provided, that such election shall not bs
held in any county, unless there shall be pre-
sented to the judge Of the district court Of the
district in VT ich such county is situated, or in
his absence from sach district or his inability to
act, to the chief justice of said territory, pc
tltIOn signed by az least One-I h rd in number of
the electors Of said cOunty as shown by the vote
csst at the last general eie tIOI praying SAID
Judge TO Issue an Older, directing The holding
OF said electi III, "a provided by this act If
said judge shall find that said petition is signed
by One~thlrd Of the electors of sad county as
above provided he shall ,ssue All oder directing
said election to be held in accordance with the
prOVIsiu Of tins act
SEQ Z, 1t shall be the duty Of the register Of
deeds IN each OF said counties, upon being duly
served with a copy of the order made by the
judge rs provided hy section | of this act, to
cause duly certified copy If this act u be pub
hshed in ut least one of such papers as have
been designated by the hoard Of county com-
mlssiOners the official paper of such counties
for at st six consecutive weeks immediately
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other or further notice of said election shall be
regnircd.
SEC. 3. The polling places st such elections
shall be the same as those designated for the
general election Of 1886; Provided that if any of
the said judges o, clerks shsll be absent or for
any reason fail to act at ss spec i elections,
their places shall be filled in the manner pro-
vided by the laws governing general eleGtOns
in this territory.
SEQ. 4. The ballots for such elections shall
be printed or writ on, partly printed and part
Iy written, and Substantially Es .IlOws: For
county seat the CITY tor town. OF ~ and by
such ID lois the elector shall designate the city
or town for Viii m he desires to cast his vote for
county seat
$50 5. The vote cast at said special elec ions
shalt be CanVasssd, certified ana returned in the
ssme manner at general elections and thu
cOun comm ssl ne . shall wiIhtH twenty days
aftec SAID elect "ns meet and open the turns
ana declare and enter upon their records the re-
suit ....----
3 90. q, Tie city or town receiving the high
81" number Oi votes, such number being not less
than a majority Of nIhe votes cast 1T said e.eC-
ton shalt be the =, uuty seat
SEC. z. Ii upon a canvass of the votes cast
at 8 I'D electiOd no city town sh5l have reoetV-
cd majority Of all the vO,ss cast the question
Of q relocation VI the county seat shall be agaiu
submitted to the ousI.h voters of such cOuu-
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be the dutT of the register of dc ds # such
counties to cause this act TO be again published
IN the same manner aud with like effect q pro-
Vlded 10 section = of This act. Provided, how
ever, that at said an uaI election the sseetors Of
such counties shall designate by their ballots ~
herein provided their chOIce for county seat
between the Two places rece wig the gues
numbeu of v,tss at the special elsction hsrei
l.royid FOR, and no ballots Q ct for any other
clty or town shall be considered or counted, but
shall be deemed void and of no effect, al4u the
rlty or town eceiVIng the highest number 0f
Votes ut SAID uai oIectIOn shall be the county
eRC. Ths ballots cast ar SAID annual election
shall be csnvassed, certified a returned and
the result 10 tred ii the manner provided in
50 tiou o Of ! act
SEo, y. 1t a1all be the duty of the seVersI
county officers whose offices are required by
law 70 be k~p &C the olsnty seat 70 remove
their respective off es, flies, records, office fx-
GurtB, furniturs, and all public property per-
tsining 20 their respective offices 10 the county
seat uesIgnaaed by the electors within bO days
after snoh couR y seat has been deslgnatsd by
the electors uuder he provisions Of this act.
GEO. g.. This act shall take effect and be In
forco from and after Its passage and approval.
NOTE by THE szCRETARY or THs TERRIToAg.
BISMARCK, d. T., March IL, 1887.
The foregoing act having been presented to
the governor of the territory for his approval,
and not having been returned by him 10 the
HOu9e of the Leg slalive Assembly in which II
origInated, W thin the time prescri 1ed by the
Organic Act, has become law without his ap-
proval III. Il. MoCokmIcK,
Secretary Of the Territory.
United Sta es Of Amerca, seoretarv,s Of6oe.
Territory OF Dakota.
/, a L. McCUrmick, Secretary IT he Term
tory Of Dakots, d. hereby certify that have
carefully compared the foregoing copy Of An
Act entitled al ait TO provide for the relocation
Of county sea . in COUNTIES where coUnty seats
have been located by vote les than majority
of all the electors voting. thereon, witn the en-
rolled original now on fle in this oikiCe, and
tpat the same is a correct transcript therefrOmJ
and " the whole rhere0f.
In testim ~ whereof, have hereuntO set
my hand and affixed the great seal Of the terri-
l0ry Of Dakota, at Bismarck, this 14th day ct
'i IsxaI. ~ MI. mocoanor,
Secretary of the Territory.
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